My Guitar is Home

Finally, after almost five whole weeks, my guitar has come home. More importantly, it’s in one piece!

It has a new bridge pickup. I can’t wait to plug in and play it. Gibson Dirty Fingers pickups are really high output. It’s going to make that tube amp I bought last March scream!

Check this out. For the first time since I bought the guitar back in 1990, the pickup switch actually sticks in the neck pickup position! It’s a Christmas miracle!

As for that huge hole in the finish that was all the way down to bare wood? The tech told me he’d make it so it wouldn’t get worse, but it wasn’t going to look good. He was right about both things. It’s so weird to run my finger across that spot and feel nothing but the glossy finish. It’s amazing!

It’s not a good time to actually plug her in and test drive the changes, but at some point tomorrow I will. My Marshall amp is just itching to make some noise with it’s old friend. Then there is a band practice Sunday when this sucker is going to get some tube amp and fuzz box time! Bring it on!

My Les Paul Custom is home!

Birthday

Today is my step son’s birthday. I picked out his gift this year…

Now we can be Les Paul buddies.

Rawk On

Recording guitar parts to songs written in the late 90s.

Rock on, brothers and sisters!

Practice

See? I’m practicing those cover songs.

Back at It

Neglect

Yes, dear friend, I have neglected you grievously over the last week or so. Tomorrow, I promise you. Or if I’m too busy tomorrow then Tuesday, I promise you.

Progress

A little progress has been made.

Humidity

Humidity, temperature, and air pressure all conspired to keep this guy out of tune last night.

It used to go out of tune constantly because the machine heads were crap, but a few years ago Larry replaced them for me. Since then it’s been a dream to tune… Until last night.

More April Music in May

Was sticking with Amplitube for all of the guitars on the 10 April songs a good idea? This one used the Jimi Hendrix bundle for all of the guitars. The rhythm is my Les Paul and the lead is my Strat. All of the other April songs used the Fender Twin for the rhythm and Hendrix for the leads.

It’s okay, I guess. If I put a ton of effects on during the mix it might be all right. I don’t know. Maybe if I did everything on the iPad it might feel better, and be a little less noisy. I don’t know. I’m torn.

The lyrics are one of many songs about how much I love my wife, and how happy she makes me. I expect the list of such songs to grow steadily for the rest of my life. I’m kinda nuts about her.